UCDA Design Awards
2024 UCDA DESIGN AWARDS
For over 20 years, the UCDA Design Awards Competition has recognized the best of exceptional design and creative work as part of our mission to promote design excellence, support educational institutions, and drive the exchange of ideas and information relating to the unique role creatives play in education and the world.
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73 CATEGORIES ACROSS FOUR (4) COMPETITIONS:
PRINT & DIGITAL, ILLUSTRATION, PHOTOGRAPHY, STUDENT WORK
UCDA Design Award Categories List
The awards are judged by a hand-picked panel of peer jurors composed of designers, design educators, photographers, and illustrators working in or doing a significant portion of their work for educational institutions—they understand the environments in which you create.
Winning entries will be part of the UCDA Design Show on display during the 54th annual UCDA Design Conference in Fall of 2024. Location and Date Coming Soon. The conference provides you an opportunity to get an in-depth look at the issues facing designers and communication professionals, both in and out of educational institutions, and gain inspiration for better collaboration.
2024 CALL FOR ENTRY DATES AND RATES
Early Bird Dates and Rates: February 1 - April 5
Professional: $60 member / $100 non-member
Student: $25 member / $35 non-member
Standard Dates and Rates: April 6 - May 24
Professional: $80 member / $120 non-member
Student: $35 member / $45 non-member
Late Entry Dates and Rates: May 25 - June 3
Professional: $100 member / $140 non member
Student: $45 member / $55 non-member
ENTRY ELIGIBILITY DATES: June 1, 2023 - June 1, 2024
Note: A.I. generated or A.I. assisted art is not eligible for the illustration categories of these competitions.
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2023 UCDA DESIGN AWARDS
The 2023 judges evaluated 728 entries across four (4) competitions, awarding 146 awards—12 Gold Awards, 21 Silver Awards and 113 Awards of Excellence. View past winners.
2024 JUDGES
The judges from around the country and throughout the professional and educational design community will evaluate all the entries submitted into the UCDA Design Awards. View 2023 judges
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Design Awards Chairperson: Liz Chrisman, liz.chrisman@imba.com
Design Awards Co-Chairperson: Gina Gray, ggray1@udayton.edu
Rights Statement
Entrants retain all rights to their work. Submission of entries to the UCDA Design Awards (All Competitions) acknowledges the right of the University & College Designers Association to use them for exhibition, publication, and publicity for the purpose of promoting and advertising this and future competitions and/or for promoting UCDA members’ work. Entrants agree to hold UCDA harmless of any claims that may be made against it by reason of such reproductions. Securing releases is the sole responsibility of the entrant.